BACKGROUND: Correctly leveling simulation scenarios for health professional students has posed a challenge for simulation educators teaching teamwork and communication skills. In addition, licensed health professionals may come to simulation-based scenarios with a predisposed hierarchy, preventing them from effectively learning the importance of teamwork and communication. METHOD: Using a simulation center environment for an escape room scenario allows educators to teach about teamwork and communication concepts via "edutain ment" (i.e., educational entertainment). RESULTS: Employing escape room-type learning activities is an effective method to expose learners to teamwork and communication concepts without requiring them to use clinical knowledge and can teach teamwork and communication concepts in a unique and exciting way. CONCLUSION: Escape room scenarios are a novel way to teach interprofessional health students about teamwork and communication. This article describes how a simulation center planned, implemented, and evaluated an escape room scenario with a group of learners. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(8):474-480.]. Copyright 2019, SLACK Incorporated.
BACKGROUND: Correctly leveling simulation scenarios for health professional students has posed a challenge for simulation educators teaching teamwork and communication skills. In addition, licensed health professionals may come to simulation-based scenarios with a predisposed hierarchy, preventing them from effectively learning the importance of teamwork and communication. METHOD: Using a simulation center environment for an escape room scenario allows educators to teach about teamwork and communication concepts via "edutain ment" (i.e., educational entertainment). RESULTS: Employing escape room-type learning activities is an effective method to expose learners to teamwork and communication concepts without requiring them to use clinical knowledge and can teach teamwork and communication concepts in a unique and exciting way. CONCLUSION: Escape room scenarios are a novel way to teach interprofessional health students about teamwork and communication. This article describes how a simulation center planned, implemented, and evaluated an escape room scenario with a group of learners. [J Nurs Educ. 2019;58(8):474-480.]. Copyright 2019, SLACK Incorporated.
Authors: José Luis Gómez-Urquiza; César Hueso-Montoro; María Correa-Rodríguez; Nora Suleiman-Martos; María Begoña Martos-Cabrera; Juan Gómez-Salgado; Luis Albendín-García Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Date: 2022-07-29 Impact factor: 1.817